לֹא־י֭וֹעִילוּ אוֹצְר֣וֹת רֶ֑שַׁע וּ֝צְדָקָ֗ה תַּצִּ֥יל מִמָּֽוֶת׃
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death.
Rashi on Proverbs
Treasures of wickedness will not avail For he was boasting with his riches, as it is stated (Hosea 12:9): “And Ephraim said: Surely I have become rich, etc.”
Rashi on Proverbs
but charity will save from death And if you ask, “A righteous man who squanders his property for charity—from where will he sustain himself?”